Jerktail, Missouri
Jerktail | |
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![]() ![]() Jerktail Location within the state of Missouri | |
Coordinates: 37°25′27″N 92°26′13″W / 37.42417°N 92.43694°WCoordinates: 37°25′27″N 92°26′13″W / 37.42417°N 92.43694°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Wright |
Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 750505[1] |
Jerktail is an unincorporated community located in northern Wright County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is approximately two miles west of the Gasconade River and about three miles south of Competition in adjacent Laclede County.[2]
Variant names were "Jerk Tail" and "Mint".[1] A post office called Mint was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1910.[3] The former name "Mint" was due to the abundance of wild mint bushes near the original town site.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerktail
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Wright County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Ozark region, Missouri geography stubs